Scarbee Imperial Drums XL Announced

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New from Scarbee is an enhanced version fo their Imperial Drums library, Imperial Drums XL.

Scarbee Imperial Drums XL represents includes Steinberg's virtual sampler technology in the form of the Halion Player, based on the HALion 3.1 sampler engine. Scarbee librarires now come ready to play 'out of the box' as standalone instruments for Apple OS X and Windows XP as well as a plug-ins in various interface formats: VSTi, AU, DXi. Features at a glance:

• Disk Streaming Sample-Based Virtual Instrument included (Steinberg HALion Player)
• Stand Alone, ReWire, VST, DXi and Audio Units supported
• Software and Soundware is USB key protected (key included)
• All of the original SID content + more than 25 new drums (including 5 new snares)
• All new Ludwig Vistalite drumkit (John Bonham) and Remo Rototom set
• Multitrack to Multiple outputs version of each drum
• Stereo mixdown versions of each drum in different fashions
• 12 different stick types; 3 beater types for bass drums
• Endless kits combinations possible
• Tons of MIDI groove files already included and customized for SID-XL
• ModWheel, KeySwitch and Midi CC technique switch and positional control
• GM compatible mapping version of every drum
• Same production team and environment as the original SID: Elio Rivagli on drums, Simone Coen producing, editing and recording and re-recording, Maurizio Macchioni engineering
• 8 DVDs, 35 GB

Scarbee Imperial Drums XL will be available in Q2 2005 for MSRP $349.00

For more information, visit their web site at www.scarbee.com.